The Shadows of Owlsnap

A powerful time-shift ghost story which wastes no time in moving out of the ordinary. The new house's reputation for being haunted turns from a game into something more serious for Alistair, who finds he can help the young girl from the past escape literally and metaphorically the dangers which face her and her brother. An eighteenth-century world is vividly created and the plot to clip gold coins and the dangers of capture are excitingly real. At the end of this brief; action-packed story Alistair learns (and readers can too) when to become involved and when to leave well alone.